#28. Roddy’s, Keadue, Co. Roscommon. €3.70 Keadue is the next village down from Ballyfarnan. It is a beautiful town, and the locals take obvious pride in its recognition of two overall Irish Tidy Town awards. (It won’t win any website awards.) Keadue may be best known as the resting place of Turlough O’Carolan, the famous [...]

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#27. H. Moran, Ballintogher, Co. Sligo. €3.70 The service was very nice at H. Moran’s s but the pint was disappointing. Too cold and slightly bitter. Place this one at the back of the big middle. Everything else was nice about this cosy, updated pub.

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Jonathan and Gavin were looking for a pint, so I took them to Conlon’s in Geevagh … still the best and most authentic pint to date.

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#26. The Waterfront, Rosses Point, Co. Sligo. €3.60 Lisa and I passed on a meal here last weekend and opted for the Beach Bar, a perennial favorite over at Aughris Head. Good call. I’ve had bangers and mash at each place and the Beach Bar wins hands down. Gavin, who only had the pint at [...]

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#25. Biddy’s o’Barnes, Barnesmore Gap, Co. Donegal. €3.80 The drive from Sligo up through Donegal is scenic and often stunning. Right before Ballybofey is Barnesmore Gap, where you pass between two very scenic hills. Right before that over the right ridge of the road is Biddy’s. I had seen Biddy’s on a few trips up [...]

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